Glaive of the Bodyguard of the Tiepolo Family

Medium

Steel, wood, textile, gold

Dimensions

L. 8 ft. 11 1/4 in. (272.4 cm); L. of head 33 7/16 in. (85 cm); W. 7 1/2 in. (19 cm); Wt. 7 lbs. 2.9 oz. (3257.4 g)

Classification

Shafted Weapons

Culture

Italian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.365